Case structure for housing fishing hook and its fixing method

ABSTRACT

Disclosed is a case structure for housing a fishing hook capable of holding a fishing hook in safe and being attached to a fishing rod case without movement. The case structure for housing the fishing hook includes: a case body having a fishing hook receiving part with a predetermined area for receiving and holding a fishing hook and a cover part coupled to the fishing hook receiving part to be opened and closed; and a projection formed on the fishing hook receiving part in such a manner as to be projected by a predetermined height from the top surface of the fishing hook receiving part for catching the fishing hook. The case body has an elastic fishing string mounted at one side of the case body and having a fixing ring, so that the fishing hook case can be attached to the fishing rod case without movement.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a case structure for housing a fishinghook, and more particularly, to a case structure for housing a fishinghook which can keep a fishing hook safe by improving a fishing hookfishing hook receiving part and a hook structure.

2. Background of the Related Art

In general, fishing is to catch fishes by enticing fishes using baitsput on a fishing book. The fishing is largely divided into two: onebeing sea fishing for catching fishes in the sea; and the other beingriver fishing for catching fresh fishes in a river. Additionally, thefishing is divided into two according to kinds of fishing rods: onebeing reel fishing having a reel for winding a fishing line to throw thefishing hook further away than the fishing rod, and the other beingpole-and-line fishing for catching fishes by directly tying a line onthe fishing rod without the reel. In the typical pole-and-line fishing,the fishing line is tied on the end portion of the fishing rod, which ismade of carbon or glass rod material, and a sinker is hung up the endportion of the fishing line. The fishing hook is connected to theopposite side of the sinker through a leader. A float rubber passing thefishing line between the upper portion of the sinker and the end portionis mounted to fix a “Nallary” which made of flexible material in theform of line, and connected at one side to the intermediate body of afloat and connected at the other end to the fishing line.

A state in which buoyancy of the float and weight of the sinker on whichthe fishing hook is hung are equal to each other is called zero floatadjustment. In the zero float adjustment, if the fishing hook is throwninto water and a fish takes the baits of the fishing hook, the powerbalance between the float, which is in a weightless state, and thesinker is upset and a float top rises to the water surface. It is afloat action by bite of the fish. If you see the live float action usinga chemical light at night, you can feel it is fantastic. If a user liftsup or pulls the fishing rod, the fishing hook is caught to the mouth ofthe fish, and then, the fish is come out of the water.

If the fishing is finished, the fishing rod is folded and put into afishing rod case typically made of synthetic vinyl or cloth. The fishingline connected to the upper portion of the end portion of the fishingrod is wound reciprocating between line hanger buttons located away fromthe fishing rod case.

After the fishing line is wound entirely, the fishing hook must behandled in safe. However, it is difficult to take out the fishing hookagain after the fishing hook is put into the fishing rod case.Especially, in case of the fishing hook having barbs, it is verydifficult to take out the fishing hook if the end portion of the hook iscaught beyond the barb portion. If the fishing hook is put lightly toprevent the above problem, the fishing hook is come out while the usermoves the fishing rod case to fish, and thereby, the user gets prickedwith the fishing hook or the fishing hook is stuck in a nearby object.

In case of lure fishing, to keep the fishing hook safe demands carefulattention because the fishing hook for lure fishing is provided withthree barbs.

To solve the above problems, generally, a case structure for housing afishing hook shown in FIG. 1 has been used. Referring to FIG. 1, theconventional case structure for housing the fishing hook will bedescribed.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the conventional case structure forhousing the fishing hook.

As shown in the drawing, a case body 10 has a fishing hook receivingpart 12 for holding a fishing hook 30, a concave hole 14 formed in aside thereof for inserting a fishing line 32, and a coupling part 20opened and shut. The coupling part 20 has a locking protrusion 22 and alocking hole 24, which are formed at surfaces separated or contactedwhen the case body 10 is opened or shut.

However, because the conventional case structure for housing the fishinghook is only to isolate the fishing hook 30 from the outside by holdingit in the receiving part 12, the fishing hook 30 held in the receivingpart 12 cannot be kept in the optimum condition. That is, there is adisadvantage that the fishing hook 30 held in the receiving part 12 ismoved in the receiving part 12. As the result, the fishing hook iscollided with an inner wall of the case when being moved, and then, theend portion of the fishing hook becomes dull. Further, in case of lurefishing, the case cannot keep the fishing hook safe because the fishinghook for lure fishing is provided with three barbs. In consequence,there is required a new type of case.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Accordingly, the present invention is directed to a case structure forhousing a fishing hook that substantially obviates one or more problemsdue to limitations and disadvantages of the related art.

An object of the present invention is to provide a case structure forkeeping a fishing hook safe without movement.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a case structurefor housing a fishing hook capable of preventing entanglement of afishing line by firmly fixing the fishing hook case to a fishing rodcase.

Additional advantages, objects, and features of the invention will beset forth in part in the description which follows and in part willbecome apparent to those having ordinary skill in the art uponexamination of the following or may be learned from practice of theinvention. The objectives and other advantages of the invention may berealized and attained by the structure particularly pointed out in thewritten description and claims hereof as well as the appended drawings.

To achieve these objects and other advantages and in accordance with thepurpose of the invention, as embodied and broadly described herein, thecase structure for housing the fishing hook according to a firstembodiment includes: a case body having a fishing hook receiving partwith a predetermined area for receiving and holding a fishing hook and acover part coupled to the fishing hook receiving part to be opened andclosed; and a projection formed on the fishing hook receiving part insuch a manner as to be projected by a predetermined height from the topsurface of the fishing hook receiving part for catching the fishinghook.

The case body has a ring formed at one side of the case body.

The ring has an elastic fixing string, and the elastic fixing string hasa round fixing ring formed integrally at the end portion of the fixingstring.

The projection is formed at one side of the case body or the cover partin a round form, and has a jaw formed on the upper end.

The case structure for housing the fishing hook further includes apressing part formed on the surface of the case body corresponding tothe projection, and the pressing part has a hole inserted into theprojection.

The case body is in the form of a fish.

The case body has a locking part formed at one side thereof for lockingthe cover part to the case body.

The case body is coated with luminous material or fluorescent material.

A method for fixing the fishing hook case according to the firstembodiment includes the steps of: putting the fishing hook, on which thefishing line is tied, inside the fishing hook case having the elasticfixing string; winding the fishing line on a line winding part mountedon a fishing rod case; and hanging and fixing the fixing string on aside of the line winding part.

In another aspect of the present invention, a case structure for housinga fishing hook according to a second embodiment includes: a case bodyhaving a cover part and a fishing hook receiving part, the fishing hookreceiving part having inclined side walls of a predetermined depth forholding a fishing hook; and a pair of projections formed from theinclined side walls of the fishing hook receiving part to apredetermined height to hold the fishing hook.

The fishing hook receiving part has a groove deeply formed in a downwarddirection of the bottom surface of the fishing hook receiving partthrough the whole length of the case body.

The fishing hook receiving part holds the fishing hook having threebarbs.

The case body has a ring formed at one side thereof.

The ring has an elastic fixing string, and the elastic fixing string hasa round fixing ring formed integrally at an end of the fixing string.

The case body has a locking part formed at one side thereof for lockingthe cover part to the case body.

A method for fixing the fishing hook case according to the secondembodiment includes the steps of: putting the fishing hook inside thefishing hook case having the elastic fixing string; winding the fixingstring on the outer circumferential surface of the fishing rod; andhanging and fixing the fixing string on the fishing hook case.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description andthe following detailed description of the present invention areexemplary and explanatory and are intended to provide furtherexplanation of the invention as claimed.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The above and other objects, features and advantages of the presentinvention will be apparent from the following detailed description ofthe preferred embodiments of the invention in conjunction with theaccompanying drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a conventional case structure forhousing a fishing hook;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a case structure for housing a fishinghook according to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIGS. 3 a and 3 b are perspective views, showing a state that a coverpart is opened, for explaining a projection of the fishing hook caseaccording to the first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line of I-I of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view, showing a state that the cover part isopened, for explaining another example of the projection of the fishinghook case according to the first embodiment;

FIGS. 6 a and 6 b are perspective views showing a fixing method of thefishing hook case according to the first embodiment;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a case structure for housing a fishinghook according to a second preferred embodiment of the presentinvention;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a state that a cover part of thefishing hook case according to the second embodiment; and

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing an example of a fixing method ofthe fishing hook case according to the second embodiment.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

Reference will now be made in detail to the preferred embodiments of thepresent invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a case structure for housing a fishinghook according to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention.FIGS. 3 a and 3 b are perspective views, showing a state that a cover isopened, for explaining a projection of the fishing hook case accordingto the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a sectionalview taken along the line of I-I of FIG. 2. FIG. 5 is a perspectiveview, showing a state that the cover is opened, for explaining anotherexample of the projection of the fishing hook case according to tiefirst embodiment. FIGS. 6 a and 6 b are perspective views showing afixing method of the fishing hook case according to the firstembodiment.

As shown in the drawings, in the first embodiment, the case structurefor housing the fishing hook has a case body 100. The case body 100 isas large as a fishing hook 300 is received and kept therein. The casebody 100 is not restricted in shape, but is preferable to be formed in afish shape as shown in the drawings.

Furthermore, it is preferable that the case body 100 is coated withluminous or fluorescent material or mixture of the luminous and thefluorescent materials. It is to provide convenience in use to easilycheck the case body 100 in the night time or day time.

The case body 100 includes a fishing hook receiving part 110 of apredetermined size for holding the fishing hook 300 and a cover 120 foropening and shutting the fishing hook receiving part 110.

Preferably, the case body 100 has an opening 102 formed in a sidethereof for passing a fishing line 302 tied to the fishing hook 300 heldin the fishing hook receiving part 110. The hole 102 allows the fishingline 302 to be discharged to the outside, but it is not essential toform the opening 102. The reason is that the case body 100 and the cover120 are locked compressing the fishing line 302 because the fishing line302 is very thin.

The case body 100 and the cover 120 have a collapsible part 140 formedat one side thereof for opening and shutting the cover 120. Preferably,as shown in FIG. 3 a, the collapsible part 140 is formed integrally withthe case body 100 and the cover 120. However, if the case body 100 andthe cover 120 are separated from each other as shown in FIG. 3 b, theyare coupled by a binge 142 in stead of the collapsible part 140 foropening and shutting the cover 120.

Moreover, the case body 100 has a locking part 130 provided on anopposite side of the collapsible part 140 of the case body 100 and thecover 120 to lock the cover 120 to the case body 100. The locking part130 includes a pair of opening and shutting sections 132A and 132Bformed on the case body 100 and the cover 120 respectively to correspondto each other, and a locking protrusion 134 and a locking recess 136respectively formed on the corresponding sides of the opening andshutting sections 132A and 132B. When the locking protrusion 134 issnap-fitted into the locking recess 136, the, case body 100 and thecover 120 are locked to each other. Furthermore, the opening andshutting sections 132A and 132B make the opening and shutting of thecase body 100 and the cover 120 convenient.

The case body 100 has a ring 150 formed at one side thereof, and anelastic fixing string 160 mounted on the ring 150. The fixing string 160has a round fixing ring 162 formed integrally at the end of the fixingstring 160. For example, the elastic fixing string 160 may be a rubberband made of rubber material.

As shown in the drawings, the case structure for housing the fishinghook according to the first embodiment has a projection 200. Theprojection 200 is to prevent a curved portion of the fishing hook 300held inside the fishing hook receiving part 110 from being moved. Theprojection 200 is formed from the fishing hook receiving part 100 of thecase body 100 to a predetermined height to hang the fishing hook 300 onthe projection 200.

As shown in FIGS. 3 a, 3 b and 4, the projection 200 is formed on aninner surface of the case body 100 or the cover 1200 in a round form,and has a jaw 210 formed on the upper end. The jaw 210 serves to preventmovement or separation of the fishing hook 300, which is hung on theprojection 200.

The jaw 210 is formed integrally with the projection 200, or as shown inFIG. 4, coupled integrally to a coupling hole 202, which is formed inthe center of the projection 200. At this time, the jaw 210 is forcedlyfit with the coupling hole 202 of the projection 200 to preventseparation, or integrated with the coupling hole 202 using an adhesive.

Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 5, the projection 200 is formed on theinner surface of the case body 100 or the cover 120 in the round form,and a pressing part 220 formed on the surface of the cover 120 or thecase body 100, which corresponds to the projection 200. The pressingpart 220 has a hole 222 inserted into the projection 200. The fishinghook 300 hung on the projection 200 is pressed using a predeterminedforce by the pressing part 220, and thereby is prevented from themovement or separation.

According to the case structure for housing the fishing hook of thefirst embodiment, to keep the fishing hook, first, a user opens thecover 120 to open the fishing hook receiving part 110. In thiscondition, the curved portion of the fishing hook 300 is hung and fixedon the projection 200. At this time, one or more fishing hooks may behung and fixed on the projection 200.

The fishing hook 300 hung on the projection 200 is prevented from themovement or separation by the jaw 210 formed on the upper end of theprojection 200 and the pressing part 220.

Furthermore, after hanging the fishing hook 300 on the projection, theuser arranges the fishing line 302, which is tied on the fishing hook300, to be discharged to the outside through the opening 102 formed inthe case body 100.

In this condition, if the user locks the cover 120 to the case body 100,the fishing hook 300 is fixed to the projection 200 of the fishing hookreceiving part 110 and prevented from being damaged or becoming dullbecause the fishing hook 300 is not moved inside the fishing hookreceiving part 110.

After holding the fishing hook 300 inside the fishing hook receivingpart 110, the user winds the fishing line 302, which is dischargedthrough the opening 102 of the case body 100, on a line winding part 312disposed on the fishing rod case 310, and then, hangs the elastic fixingstring 160 of the case body 100 on a side of the line winding part 312of the fishing rod case 310. At this time, the elastic fixing string 160is mounted firmly and prevents the movement of the case body 100 becausebeing hung on the line winding part 312 in an expanded state, as shownin FIGS. 6 a and 6 b.

FIG. 6 a shows an example that the line winding part 312 is formedinside the fishing rod case 310, and FIG. 6 b shows another example thatthe line winding part 312 is formed outside the fishing rod case 310.One of the two examples may be adopted in the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a case structure for housing a fishinghook according to a second preferred embodiment of the presentinvention. FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a state that the coverof the fishing hook case according to the second embodiment. FIG. 9 is aperspective view showing an example of a fixing method of the fishinghook case according to the second embodiment.

As shown in the drawings, the case structure for housing the fishinghook according to the second embodiment of the present invention has acase body 101. The case body 101 has a volume capable of holding afishing hook 301 having three barbs formed integrally.

The case body 101 includes a fishing hook receiving part 111 formedinside the case body 101 for holding the fishing hook 301, and may havea cover 121 for opening and shutting the fishing hook receiving part111. The fishing hook receiving part has a pair of side walls 105 a and105 b inclined to a predetermined depth. It is important that the casebody 101 holds the fishing hook 301 having three barbs formedintegrally. Therefore, the fishing hook receiving part 111 has a groove107 deeply formed in a downward direction of the bottom surface of thefishing hook receiving part 111 through the whole length of the casebody 101.

As in the first embodiment, the case body 101 has an opening 103 formedin a side thereof, a hinge 143 for coupling the case body 101 and thecover 121 to each other, and a locking part 131 formed on the oppositeside of the hinge 143 for locking the cover 121 to the case body 101.

The locking part 131 includes a pair of opening and shutting sections133A and 133B formed on the case body 101 and the cover 121 respectivelyto correspond to each other, and a locking protrusion 135 and a lockingrecess 137 respectively formed on the corresponding sides of the openingand shutting sections 133A and 133B. When the locking protrusion 135 issnap-fitted into the locking recess 137, the case body 101 and the cover121 are locked to each other. Furthermore, the opening and shuttingsections 133A and 133B make the opening and shutting of the case body101 and the cover 121 convenient.

Holes 139 are formed at both sides of the opening and shutting sections133A and 133B to hold the fixing string 161, which will be describedlater. That is, as shown in FIG. 9, the fixing string 161 is woundaround the fishing rod once, and then, held in the holes 139, andthereby, the case body 101 mounted on the fishing rod is prevented fromthe movement.

The case body has a ring 151 formed at one side thereof. The elasticfixing string 161 is mounted to the ring 151, and has a round fixingring 163 formed integrally. For example, the elastic fixing ring 161 isa rubber band made of rubber material.

As shown in FIG. 9, the case body 101 is fixed to the fishing rod by thefixing ring 161, or to the fishing rod case as in the first embodiment.

Also, in the second embodiment, the case body 101 may be coated withluminous or fluorescent material or mixture of the luminous andfluorescent materials.

As shown in the drawings, the case structure for housing the fishinghook according to the second embodiment of the present invention has apair of projections 201. The projections 201 are to catch the barbs ofthe fishing hook 301 received inside the fishing hook receiving part111. The projections are formed from the inclined walls 105 a and 105 bof the case body 101 to a predetermined height to hold the fishing hook301 having the three barbs.

To keep the fishing hook in the case structure for housing the fishinghook according to the second embodiment of the present invention, first,the user opens the cover 121 to open the fishing hook receiving part111. In this condition, the user puts the fishing hook 301 having thethree barbs into the fishing hook receiving part 111. At this time, oneof the three barbs of the fishing hook is inserted into the hole 107formed in the fishing hook receiving part 111, and the others are caughtto the projections 201 formed in the fishing hook receiving part 111.After putting the fishing hook 301 inside the case body 101, the userlocks the cover 121 to the case body 101 to hold the fishing hook 301inside the fishing hook receiving part 111 of the case body 101.

After holding the fishing hook 301 inside the case body 101, the userwinds the elastic fixing string 161, which is formed at the side of thecase body 101, on the outer circumferential surface of the fishing rodas shown in FIG. 9. After that, the user fixes the fixing ring 163 ofthe fixing string 161 to the holes 139, which are formed in the openingand shutting sections of the case body 101. At this time, the fixingstring 161 is wound on the outer circumferential surface of the fishingrod in an expanded state, thereby preventing the movement of the casebody 101 and being firmly attached to the fishing rod.

Additionally, the fixing string 161 may be fixed to the line windingpart of the fishing rod case as in the first embodiment. The fixingstring 161 may be fixed to the line winding part mounted inside thefishing rod case or the line winding part mounted outside the fishingrod case.

As described above, the present invention can keep the fishing hookstably without any movement and extend the lifetime of the fishing hook.

Moreover, the present invention can prevent entanglement of the fishingline because the fishing hook case is firmly fixed to the fishing rodcase.

The forgoing embodiments are merely exemplary and are not to beconstrued as limiting the present invention. The present teachings canbe readily applied to other types of apparatuses. The description of thepresent invention is intended to be illustrative, and not to limit thescope of the claims. Many alternatives, modifications, and variationswill be apparent to those skilled in the art.

1. A case for housing a fishing hook, comprising: a body portion havingfirst and second sections coupled to each other to be opened and closed,wherein said first and second sections form a hook receiving area whensaid first and second sections are in a closed position; and at leastone projection extended a predetermined distance from an internalsurface of said first section of said body portion for holding thefishing hook in said hook receiving area; and wherein said internalsurface of said first section has first and second inclined side walls,wherein said at least one projection comprises first and secondprojecting members extended from said first and second side walls,respectively, for holding a three pronged fishing hook thereon.
 2. Thecase of claim 1, wherein said internal surface of said first section hasa central groove extended between said first and second inclined sidewalls, wherein the three pronged fishing hook can be held in said hookreceiving area, with one prong extended in said central groove, andother two prongs held by said first and second projecting members.